Thanks for watching! I think that without question, 2001: A Space Odyssey is the greatest film ever made. I could probably make 20 more videos discussing the film before running out of things to say, but I tried to keep this one focused on my personal favorite aspect of the film, so I hope you guys enjoyed! Also, be sure to check out MUBI for an extended free trial of their site! www.mubi.com/filmradar
How does having an opinion make me pretentious? "I think", as in, "in my opinion" it's the greatest film ever made. I'm not saying that if you disagree you're wrong, that would be pretentious, but that's like calling someone pretentious because they think vanilla is the best ice cream.
rdecredico - Each individual person can most definitely say what is best for their own point of view; they cannot say so for others or for everyone. "2001" is also most definitely the finest work of art for me, and no one can take that choice away from me.
Kubrick was a major part of that generation of directors who understood visual literacy. Sadly an art that's rare in today's movies! This is a fantastic video!
I watch 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in 70mm on the big screen a few weeks ago. It was the Christopher Nolan "un-restoration" edition of the movie, which is basically how the film was presented in 1968. Although it was strange to watch a movie in the theater without surround sound, it was quite the experience indeed! It even had a 15-minute intermission! It was also well-worth the $22.50 ticket price (I live in NYC) because it was covered by Moviepass!
Two years ago 2001 was showing on the IMAX theater in my city. My wife got me tickets for Christmas and even though it's one of my top 3 films, I didn't really want to go see it. OH. MY. GAWD. am I glad I went. No exaggeration, seeing 2001 on the 360 degree IMAX screen was a RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE. I literally got tingles down my spine so many times during that viewing. The Dawn of Man sequence... the scientists examining the Obelisk on the moon, the Discovery stretching across your >entire< field of view is just indescribable. I've seen it on the big screen before, and that's an amazing experience, but nothing... NOTHING compares to seeing it on IMAX.
Great video as usual. David Lynch has said similar things about not giving explainations for everything because it lets the viewer interpret things for themselves.
I think it's fine if that's what you want to do as a creator, and frankly I think it'd get boring if everything tried to be like 2001, but I do wish there were more films attempting to do that sort of thing.
I watched this movie for the first time recently and I was blown away by some of the imagery! The opening credit sequence of the sun, earth, and moon as well as the scene with the man-apes touching the monolith sent chills down my spine. I've never really experienced something like that from a movie before. Seeing an analysis of why these shots are so striking and powerful is really helpful! Thank you for this video!
It's gorgeous! The special effects have held up better than just about anything else I've ever seen, I think it even holds up better than Star Wars. Thanks for watching, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I've watched the movie for the first time too young, I think. When I've read the novel I could understand some things that I didn't catch in the movie. Like the (spoilers ahead, if someone that's reading this doesn't know the story) monolith in Jupiter. In the novel, the monolith is located in Japetus, a Saturn moon. I didn't visualize it at the first glance in Stanley Kubrick's picture, for example. Anyway, I think that both, movie and novel, complement each other. And fun fact: the script and the book were written at the same time.
Yeah, they were originally going to still have that in the film, but they couldn't find a way to recreate Saturn's rings in a way that satisfied them, so they switched it to Jupiter.
Nice job. The 2 birthday references, the sperm-shaped spaceship heading to the ovum-shaped planet, the final birth of the Starchild... that now all makes sense because of that detail. Thanks!
This is what is wrong with the ending of Interstellar. It has the potential to be this mind blowing sequence, but they just have these two characters yelling out what is happening and it just feels so unnatural and the explanation leaves you lacking.
I love interstellar but I have to agree on that. If it wasn’t for the bad exposition dialogue (so the most stupid part of the audience can also follow every step of the way) that film could have been a modern, flawless masterpiece. But it’s still my favorite cinematic experience to date.
Film Radar Try looking for a movie theater that has a 70mm projector. I'm very lucky that the EYE filmmuseum in Amsterdam has a 70mm projector. The Hateful Eight was also amazing in that format.
Film Radar You have to see Persona! It is among the greatest films ever made, alongside 2001. Do you know the Sight and Sound 2012 poll list? You should take a look! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sight_%26_Sound_Top_50_Greatest_Films_of_All_Time I discovered World Cinema with this list back then.
Yes, what an incredible talent Stanley Kubrick possessed, the majority of the films today are Tripe and Juvenile, of which this moronic society devours.
I really, really loved this video. I wanted to say, though, that i would appreciate that for some scenes where we are told to listen or watch something, we were given more time to do it. But you can always just watch or rewatch the movie. Anyways, great video, I learned a lot.
Thank you! That's a fair point for sure, it's always tough in those situations to decide what's best, for pacing and for learning, but I always happily take constructive feedback!
I definitely need to watch 2001 a couple more times! I really liked your point about how much the film points out the limitations of humanity as it is right now. Throughout most of the movie, I thought that the next step in "evolution" would've been by Hal/technology rather than humans
Barry Lyndon is one I'd like to revisit someday, the last time I watched it I didn't totally love it, but A Clockwork Orange was the first Kubrick film I ever saw, and I've always loved it!
Thank you for this. I saw this movie in 1968 at the Cinerama Theatre at Times Square, NYC. I immediately knew I was watching what was essentially a silent movie and completely understood every bit of it. Many who saw it kept wondering what it all meant. For me, I simply accepted it for what it was: A look into a world that could never be explained. My favorite line: "Without your space helmet, Dave, you're going to find that rather difficult." Also, I think it is a shame silent movies are no longer made. I also hate the fact that every movie must be shot in colour. Of course I am glad this movie was, but there are so many movies I've seen since I thought would be so much better if they had been filmed in black and white.
I almost fell asleep 3 times watching it. It's so soothing after a while. Anyways, 2001 is like an abstract paiting. You make the meaning. Therefor, you don't have to think, it's not a cerebral movie. It's an imagination voyage. The cerebral aspects are the ones about Hal, an A.I. feeling unsure, the rest however, since no particular meaning has been given is a mere abstract experience presented to us by the vessel of David Bowman. Perhaps giving us something to strive for.
I think it's both to be honest. You can internalize what it all means for you, and you should, but I think there's plenty happening in terms of our place in the universe as human beings, and what the future might hold in store for us. It's not complicated on a scientific level, but I would still absolutely say it's a cerebral experience as much as an abstract emotional one.
Film Radar Of course yeah, the mere idea of evolution is certainly a cerebral thought. I just meant that, what led us to it is a purely abstract experience in which you have to give meaning in order to understand. Or don't. Just go along for the ride.
The best movie ever even better than vertigo and citizen Kane because it tells much more and more important things than every film ever made till know!!!!
You really ought to. It's not for everyone, but those who enjoy it often end up ranking it as one of the best they've ever seen, and I'm definitely in that boat.
Another great video! I'd like to see you do a couple videos. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Matchstick Men, Moon... Ya know what, just do one on Sam Rockwell. One of the best actors in Hollywood.
Thank you so much! I love Sam Rockwell, glad to see he's finally getting some of the credit he deserves! I've actually wondered how doing some sort of actor profile would turn out, maybe some time in the future when I'm less terrified of changing things up xD
Ren and Stimpy would be an awesome, rarely talked about show to do a video on, in my opinion. Not only is it fucking hilarious, but its also subtly eerie and unnerving in ways that 99% of horror films could only hope to be. Also, great video, as usual!
Saw it in Cinerama when it came out. Changed my brain. Look up my film, Bum Rap - A Noir Fantasy here but only for laptops and desktops. None of the recent cast interviews ever brings up why the bone toss is two separate pieces of film. Nor do they talk about the leopard attack. My film is under 11 minutes. I dedicated it
Enjoyed your video. Kurbick was amazing. Have you seen "Moonwalkers" on netflix? Filled with Kubrick references. Have you seen "Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World" music video? Also filled. Their video for "Whatever It Takes" too. For 2001, HAL, increase each letter by one, and you have IBM. Also in one shot, can see IBM projected onto Daves face. Then the minotaur/cyclops reference when he's holding the picture of the drawing. Kubrick was a genius for sure.
Thank you! I have not seen either, sorry :/ As far as the IBM thing, I thought this for the longest time, turns out it was a total coincidence! I can't remember where, but there was an interview with Arthur C. Clarke where he talked about that, people noticed and assumed it was an interesting Easter Egg and eventually he got tired of explaining that it wasn't.
My favorite movie too... The Shining is almost equal in my opinion... just because of the way it deals with time / history repeating, breaking destructive cycles... love those themes... Stanley Kubrick is my hero!!
That guy jumping off the building was nuts, I rewatched it 5x! Talk about the good 'ol days, real leopard attacks guy in monkey suit for our entertainment? yes please. I hope there's a practical effects renaissance
I realy liked how you broke down the Dawn of man sequence , iam new to your channel , i hope you breakdown more sequences like this that uses only visuals . if you already did please mention them , thank you !
great video...and hmm how about a solaris essay? the good old soviet version of 2001. It's just such an amazing film, very visual and so damn quiet...where 2001 is a jorney to the outisde (to an extent), solaris is the journey to the inside
It's my favorite film as well. And by the way someone who shall remain nameless in my comment didn't have words to express her feelings because, let's face it, she's got very little up there.
My audio boxes crashed just at the moment you quoted "Show, don't tell" and I watched a few minutes without sound thinking you must have internalized that principle a little bit too much.
I always considered the ‘birthday dialogues’ to show us that the more technology involves, the more we lose touch with other people. Cause both people are missing out on the birtday that they talk about. And there is another scene where a woman says she does not see her man that often since he is working on earth. It tells that the more we explore space, the more we fall apart as humanity.
Please cover "Eyes Wide Shut" Kubrick's best movie. A lot of other youtubers have given their own interpretations. Will you be able to bring a fresh look into this masterpiece?!
I love that the world has finally figured out that older movies..such as this masterpiece..jas put them in an awkward position to make anything original anymore. All they want to do is rehash remake..prequel..sequel etc
I still haven't seen any of Tarkovsky's films but Eyes Wide Shut is one I've wanted to cover for some time! I still haven't though of any particularly interesting angle, but I'll keep it on the backburner!
I have two lists. My list of all-time favorite movies is quite short. Then I have my more extensive list of all-time favorite movies not including 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Shout-out to using the clip from when Alexandra Ocasia-Cortez won her primary to depict an image that words cant capture, her face is pure shock & joy!
I love films like this though I find that some that focus on show don’t tell to such an extreme degree often can’t help themselves having a scene where a character basically just explains the themes straight off. A Ghost Story has so much gorgeous silent storytelling, obviously not nearly to the same degree as 2001, but the themes of impermanence are laid out by a random bloke at a random party. Similarly, Gaspar Noé takes it to the extreme of having characters in his films that represent him, especially in Love, which also states its themes outright. I suppose it must be damn tempting to do something like that, though, if you want to make sure your film is understood...
I think that's something great about 2001, there's really no lengthy scene just outright telling you its themes. I haven't seen either of those films yet(I know :/) but I just finished season 2 of Westworld and had that exact feeling. Has some really cool concepts, but some of those exposition scenes weren't to my taste.
I'm actually not sure to be honest! That whole montage was put together by the lovely folks at MUBI and I just added my own narration to it. Sorry I couldn't be of more help :/
This 'Show Don't Tell' formula has me wondering how Denis Villeneuve is going to tackle each characters thoughts in his Dune films. Sure, they attempted it in the Lynch film which clearly looked cheesy...
I'm cautiously optimistic for his film, he's one of the most intriguing filmmakers working right now and I absolutely loved Blade Runner, so I'm hoping his Dune films are great.
I'm not sure why that happened. I mean, they ask for payment information for when the free trial has expired, but they shouldn't be charging you until the 30 day trial is over.
what you think about american beauty..is refererencing frames of that film as "talkies" criticizing or you just wanted iconic family dinner for illustration..because i think that american beauty is really good at showing and not telling :)
American Beauty is a fantastic film, with a lot of great visual storytelling, I just used it because it fit nicely with the look I was going for(with the characters opposite each other and looking at each other) I guess I should have figured some might think of it as an attack on American Beauty, but that wasn't my intention :)
I wish I could find the interview, but I could swear that I saw an interview with Kubrick's daughter and she said that people always pronounce it wrong as "Koo-brick" when it's more like "Cue-brick", either way, people mispronounce names all the time :P
This is what's lost on modern Hollywood filmmakers and it's why most of the issues with modern films revolve around writing. They rely on painfully on the nose expositional dialogue that's so unnatural. They need to learn to show not tell... And they need to learn to keep their politics at the door because the other major issue is that modern Hollywood films are nothing but poorly made propaganda.
Haha yeah, to be honest I appreciate several parts/themes of the movie, but as a whole, in my opinion, a lot of it was unnecessarily slow and the ending seems like a huge disconnect from the overall theme and feel of the movie. I really appreciated the analysis though from a positive perspective
I'm not though? I get these sort of comments on a nearly daily basis, and they're just not accurate. Honestly, how would it possibly help me to try and rip him off? I'm not saying I don't see the similarities, but is the narration the only aspect of these videos that matter?
Film Radar It’s not your fault. I just watched the nerdwriter a lot and his voice started bugging me. It’s just my opinion that I prefer A matter of film. If it’s really your normal voice than you guys sound pretty similar.
I mean, it's hard to say what my "normal" voice would be? I don't know if that makes sense, but I definitely don't sound exactly like this in conversation, but at the same time I'm not doing an impression, if anything I think copying him in that sense would only hurt my channel.
Film is not just a visual medium. You really missing a lot of ideas here and forcing your own myopea onto a piece of art. This is not good and offers nothing new. Go get a real job.
Of course not, it's why I mention sound as well. But of course I'm missing a lot of ideas, people have discussed this film for 50 years now from every single angle imaginable, I couldn't possibly represent every single viewpoint in one UA-cam video. Thanks for your opinion, but how about no?
Thanks for watching! I think that without question, 2001: A Space Odyssey is the greatest film ever made. I could probably make 20 more videos discussing the film before running out of things to say, but I tried to keep this one focused on my personal favorite aspect of the film, so I hope you guys enjoyed! Also, be sure to check out MUBI for an extended free trial of their site! www.mubi.com/filmradar
2001: A Space Odyssey = THE FINEST MOTION PICTURE E V E R MADE.
There is no such thing as THE BEST when it comes to art.... don't be such a pretentious fool.
Definitely agree.
How does having an opinion make me pretentious? "I think", as in, "in my opinion" it's the greatest film ever made. I'm not saying that if you disagree you're wrong, that would be pretentious, but that's like calling someone pretentious because they think vanilla is the best ice cream.
rdecredico - Each individual person can most definitely say what is best for their own point of view; they cannot say so for others or for everyone. "2001" is also most definitely the finest work of art for me, and no one can take that choice away from me.
Me: Ok time to study.
A new film radar video: I am sorry Vic, I am afraid I can't let you do that.
Hahaha, sorry about that :P
Film Radar I am going to live, don't worry
I certainly hope so!
For aspiring filmmakers, this IS studying. Thanks.
Kubrick was a major part of that generation of directors who understood visual literacy. Sadly an art that's rare in today's movies!
This is a fantastic video!
There are still a solid few who use it very well, but I would definitely love to see it on a wider level!
Thanks so much!
I watch 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in 70mm on the big screen a few weeks ago. It was the Christopher Nolan "un-restoration" edition of the movie, which is basically how the film was presented in 1968. Although it was strange to watch a movie in the theater without surround sound, it was quite the experience indeed! It even had a 15-minute intermission! It was also well-worth the $22.50 ticket price (I live in NYC) because it was covered by Moviepass!
Color me jealous! That sounds amazing! I'm truly hoping that the next time it comes back around I get to see it.
Rudie Obias village cinema on 21st?
@@hymiebildirici6393 hah, i went there too, to see it with my now ex gf.
Two years ago 2001 was showing on the IMAX theater in my city. My wife got me tickets for Christmas and even though it's one of my top 3 films, I didn't really want to go see it.
OH. MY. GAWD. am I glad I went. No exaggeration, seeing 2001 on the 360 degree IMAX screen was a RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE. I literally got tingles down my spine so many times during that viewing. The Dawn of Man sequence... the scientists examining the Obelisk on the moon, the Discovery stretching across your >entire< field of view is just indescribable.
I've seen it on the big screen before, and that's an amazing experience, but nothing... NOTHING compares to seeing it on IMAX.
@@hymiebildirici6393 Yeah! That theater is a place of worship!
Great video as usual. David Lynch has said similar things about not giving explainations for everything because it lets the viewer interpret things for themselves.
I think it's fine if that's what you want to do as a creator, and frankly I think it'd get boring if everything tried to be like 2001, but I do wish there were more films attempting to do that sort of thing.
I watched this movie for the first time recently and I was blown away by some of the imagery! The opening credit sequence of the sun, earth, and moon as well as the scene with the man-apes touching the monolith sent chills down my spine. I've never really experienced something like that from a movie before. Seeing an analysis of why these shots are so striking and powerful is really helpful! Thank you for this video!
It's gorgeous! The special effects have held up better than just about anything else I've ever seen, I think it even holds up better than Star Wars. Thanks for watching, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I highly recommend reading "2001", the book, by Arthur C. Clarke. There he develops and enriches a lot more the details about the story
I've read bits and pieces, and while I appreciate what he's doing, it's just no comparison to the film for me.
I've watched the movie for the first time too young, I think. When I've read the novel I could understand some things that I didn't catch in the movie. Like the (spoilers ahead, if someone that's reading this doesn't know the story) monolith in Jupiter. In the novel, the monolith is located in Japetus, a Saturn moon. I didn't visualize it at the first glance in Stanley Kubrick's picture, for example. Anyway, I think that both, movie and novel, complement each other. And fun fact: the script and the book were written at the same time.
Yeah, they were originally going to still have that in the film, but they couldn't find a way to recreate Saturn's rings in a way that satisfied them, so they switched it to Jupiter.
I agree, the book really help to understand the movie. I only really understood the movie once I've read the book.
For people that want to know more? Sure. But I prefer the ambiguity of the film. I don’t want to know concrete answers.
Nice job. The 2 birthday references, the sperm-shaped spaceship heading to the ovum-shaped planet, the final birth of the Starchild... that now all makes sense because of that detail. Thanks!
It's all connected! Lots of symbolism to be examined, part of what makes it such an incredible film to me. Thank you for watching!
This is what is wrong with the ending of Interstellar. It has the potential to be this mind blowing sequence, but they just have these two characters yelling out what is happening and it just feels so unnatural and the explanation leaves you lacking.
More than just the ending if you ask me XD Too much explaining of abstract concepts just muddied it up a bunch in my opinion.
Interstellar has some of the worst expository dialogue I've seen in a film
I love interstellar but I have to agree on that. If it wasn’t for the bad exposition dialogue (so the most stupid part of the audience can also follow every step of the way) that film could have been a modern, flawless masterpiece. But it’s still my favorite cinematic experience to date.
My body is ready for Barry Lyndon.
Brent lol
the editor of this vid deserves an award.
Thanks dude, I was always proud of how this one came out
Saw it in 70mm. The details were amazing
Man, I'm legitimately jealous 😞
Film Radar Try looking for a movie theater that has a 70mm projector. I'm very lucky that the EYE filmmuseum in Amsterdam has a 70mm projector. The Hateful Eight was also amazing in that format.
Man I can't believe how similar the themes of our videos are lol. Thats so crazy. 2001 is gold!!
That's what I thought! Oh no doubt, Kubrick was a master of his craft in every respect.
agreed!
your explanation and choice of words and clips is amazing!!!
2001 is a movie that I can rewatch for the rest of my life. Not interstellar..
xynzu disagree
I mean, I still overall appreciate Interstellar, but I did think it had quite a few flaws. 2001 is a perfect movie in my opinion.
Love Eyes Wide Shut! Bergman I need to see more of, at the moment all I've seen of his was "The Seventh Seal".
Film Radar You have to see Persona! It is among the greatest films ever made, alongside 2001.
Do you know the Sight and Sound 2012 poll list? You should take a look!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sight_%26_Sound_Top_50_Greatest_Films_of_All_Time
I discovered World Cinema with this list back then.
Love to see a video on A Clockwork Orange, as I've just seen it and I really want to have a deeper understanding of it.
That's certainly a possibility! Was actually the first Kubrick film I ever saw, and right from that film I knew I was going to be a huge fan of his.
Stanley Kubrick is by far my favorite director of all time--a rare artist especially in this day and age.
Yes, what an incredible talent Stanley Kubrick possessed, the majority of the films today are Tripe and Juvenile, of which this moronic society devours.
one of my favorite videos on UA-cam!
I really, really loved this video. I wanted to say, though, that i would appreciate that for some scenes where we are told to listen or watch something, we were given more time to do it. But you can always just watch or rewatch the movie. Anyways, great video, I learned a lot.
Thank you! That's a fair point for sure, it's always tough in those situations to decide what's best, for pacing and for learning, but I always happily take constructive feedback!
I love your essay
It's editing
Commentary
And analysis are amazing
I definitely need to watch 2001 a couple more times! I really liked your point about how much the film points out the limitations of humanity as it is right now. Throughout most of the movie, I thought that the next step in "evolution" would've been by Hal/technology rather than humans
You really do! You can never see it too many times.
I'd like an another Kubrick video about clocwork orange or barry lyndon. There are plenty of shinning videos already. He is my favorite director
Barry Lyndon is one I'd like to revisit someday, the last time I watched it I didn't totally love it, but A Clockwork Orange was the first Kubrick film I ever saw, and I've always loved it!
a Film Radar look at the use of music in Barry Lyndon would be awesome
Why? Barry Lyndon is a masterpiece.
Kubrick is my fav person
Barry Lyndon is the best Kubrick film
Thank you for this. I saw this movie in 1968 at the Cinerama Theatre at Times Square, NYC. I immediately knew I was watching what was essentially a silent movie and completely understood every bit of it. Many who saw it kept wondering what it all meant. For me, I simply accepted it for what it was: A look into a world that could never be explained. My favorite line: "Without your space helmet, Dave, you're going to find that rather difficult." Also, I think it is a shame silent movies are no longer made. I also hate the fact that every movie must be shot in colour. Of course I am glad this movie was, but there are so many movies I've seen since I thought would be so much better if they had been filmed in black and white.
You should check out The Artist if you haven't!
I almost fell asleep 3 times watching it. It's so soothing after a while. Anyways, 2001 is like an abstract paiting. You make the meaning. Therefor, you don't have to think, it's not a cerebral movie. It's an imagination voyage. The cerebral aspects are the ones about Hal, an A.I. feeling unsure, the rest however, since no particular meaning has been given is a mere abstract experience presented to us by the vessel of David Bowman. Perhaps giving us something to strive for.
I think it's both to be honest. You can internalize what it all means for you, and you should, but I think there's plenty happening in terms of our place in the universe as human beings, and what the future might hold in store for us. It's not complicated on a scientific level, but I would still absolutely say it's a cerebral experience as much as an abstract emotional one.
Film Radar Of course yeah, the mere idea of evolution is certainly a cerebral thought. I just meant that, what led us to it is a purely abstract experience in which you have to give meaning in order to understand. Or don't. Just go along for the ride.
Great essays my friend! :)
Love from Portugal 🇵🇹!
The best movie ever even better than vertigo and citizen Kane because it tells much more and more important things than every film ever made till know!!!!
Never saw this film, but here I am. Feels like I really should.
You really ought to. It's not for everyone, but those who enjoy it often end up ranking it as one of the best they've ever seen, and I'm definitely in that boat.
Love your vids. your voice is so soothing lol
Thank you so much :)
Another great video!
I'd like to see you do a couple videos. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Matchstick Men, Moon... Ya know what, just do one on Sam Rockwell. One of the best actors in Hollywood.
Thank you so much! I love Sam Rockwell, glad to see he's finally getting some of the credit he deserves! I've actually wondered how doing some sort of actor profile would turn out, maybe some time in the future when I'm less terrified of changing things up xD
Ren and Stimpy would be an awesome, rarely talked about show to do a video on, in my opinion. Not only is it fucking hilarious, but its also subtly eerie and unnerving in ways that 99% of horror films could only hope to be. Also, great video, as usual!
Oh man, I haven't seen that show since I was a kid xD I do have fond memories of it though! Thanks for saying so dude!
Nicely done.
Thanks so much!
Saw it in Cinerama when it came out. Changed my brain. Look up my film, Bum Rap - A Noir Fantasy here but only for laptops and desktops. None of the recent cast interviews ever brings up why the bone toss is two separate pieces of film. Nor do they talk about the leopard attack. My film is under 11 minutes. I dedicated it
Film Radar-That was fucking beautiful.
Thank you :)
Enjoyed your video. Kurbick was amazing. Have you seen "Moonwalkers" on netflix? Filled with Kubrick references. Have you seen "Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World" music video? Also filled. Their video for "Whatever It Takes" too. For 2001, HAL, increase each letter by one, and you have IBM. Also in one shot, can see IBM projected onto Daves face. Then the minotaur/cyclops reference when he's holding the picture of the drawing. Kubrick was a genius for sure.
Thank you! I have not seen either, sorry :/
As far as the IBM thing, I thought this for the longest time, turns out it was a total coincidence! I can't remember where, but there was an interview with Arthur C. Clarke where he talked about that, people noticed and assumed it was an interesting Easter Egg and eventually he got tired of explaining that it wasn't.
Superb!! Another great analysis from a great film! Keep up the good work :)
Thanks so much for saying so! :) I will certainly try!
My favorite movie too... The Shining is almost equal in my opinion... just because of the way it deals with time / history repeating, breaking destructive cycles... love those themes... Stanley Kubrick is my hero!!
Im definitely using this video when i cant convince someone that movies should be exposition-based instead od explanation-based
SPREAD IT LIKE THE PLAGUE MY DUDE.
That guy jumping off the building was nuts, I rewatched it 5x! Talk about the good 'ol days, real leopard attacks guy in monkey suit for our entertainment? yes please. I hope there's a practical effects renaissance
That's Buster Keaton for ya, absolute mad man, and a complete and utter genius.
I realy liked how you broke down the Dawn of man sequence , iam new to your channel , i hope you breakdown more sequences like this that uses only visuals . if you already did please mention them , thank you !
Thanks so much! This was the first time covering this sort of thing, but I would love to cover more visual storytelling in the future!
great video...and hmm how about a solaris essay? the good old soviet version of 2001. It's just such an amazing film, very visual and so damn quiet...where 2001 is a jorney to the outisde (to an extent), solaris is the journey to the inside
Definitely on my watchlist but unfortunately I haven't seen it yet!
It's my favorite film as well. And by the way someone who shall remain nameless in my comment didn't have words to express her feelings because, let's face it, she's got very little up there.
It's my all time favourite too!
Great minds think alike ;)
My audio boxes crashed just at the moment you quoted "Show, don't tell" and I watched a few minutes without sound thinking you must have internalized that principle a little bit too much.
I always considered the ‘birthday dialogues’ to show us that the more technology involves, the more we lose touch with other people. Cause both people are missing out on the birtday that they talk about. And there is another scene where a woman says she does not see her man that often since he is working on earth. It tells that the more we explore space, the more we fall apart as humanity.
*Yes a new upload!!!!!*
Hope you enjoyed it!
Please cover "Eyes Wide Shut" Kubrick's best movie. A lot of other youtubers have given their own interpretations. Will you be able to bring a fresh look into this masterpiece?!
If I ever feel I have something interesting to offer, I would love to cover that film, possibly my second favorite Kubrick film.
You are awesome..mate..
Thank you for saying so :>
I love that the world has finally figured out that older movies..such as this masterpiece..jas put them in an awkward position to make anything original anymore. All they want to do is rehash remake..prequel..sequel etc
Can you analyse eyes wide shut and Andrei tarkovsky's films?
I still haven't seen any of Tarkovsky's films but Eyes Wide Shut is one I've wanted to cover for some time! I still haven't though of any particularly interesting angle, but I'll keep it on the backburner!
I love reading Kubrick comments. Any chance you have the source for the quotes attributed to him in the video?
Why is 2001: a space odyssey popping up so often right now? It ran the last week's in my favorite cinema... And now the video.
And watched it. It was interesting. Still not sure what to think. But thank you for the video.
It just recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary, so that's probably why.
Thanks for watching! The film takes time to get into, usually a few watches before you start to appreciate it.
I have two lists. My list of all-time favorite movies is quite short. Then I have my more extensive list of all-time favorite movies not including 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Stanley does not give anything away on that clip you showed. He simply talked about the surface narratives; nothing beneath that.
2001 is one of the few films that I would dare to call a masterpiece!
Shout-out to using the clip from when Alexandra Ocasia-Cortez won her primary to depict an image that words cant capture, her face is pure shock & joy!
That was the first clip that came to mind when writing out the script for this video! Her reaction is just perfect.
Reporter- Alexandra do you have any food for us? We are are all starving!! Alexandra- Nope
Enter the Void is like 2001 on LSD.
That's what I've been told XD
Its an interesting experience.
I love films like this though I find that some that focus on show don’t tell to such an extreme degree often can’t help themselves having a scene where a character basically just explains the themes straight off.
A Ghost Story has so much gorgeous silent storytelling, obviously not nearly to the same degree as 2001, but the themes of impermanence are laid out by a random bloke at a random party. Similarly, Gaspar Noé takes it to the extreme of having characters in his films that represent him, especially in Love, which also states its themes outright.
I suppose it must be damn tempting to do something like that, though, if you want to make sure your film is understood...
I think that's something great about 2001, there's really no lengthy scene just outright telling you its themes. I haven't seen either of those films yet(I know :/) but I just finished season 2 of Westworld and had that exact feeling. Has some really cool concepts, but some of those exposition scenes weren't to my taste.
Thanks God for Stanley Kubrick
Seriously tho
Kubrick also shows The Meaning of the monolith; type that in You Tube and see what you get.
Eyes wide shut!!!!!
I've pondered it before, wasn't able to come up with something interesting enough, but that's definitely one I'm interested in covering.
Transcendent interpretation.
Thank you! :]
what movie is on 8-38 ua-cam.com/video/wl_hJ58KoA0/v-deo.htmlm38s (pedestrian bridge over the traintracks)
I'm actually not sure to be honest! That whole montage was put together by the lovely folks at MUBI and I just added my own narration to it. Sorry I couldn't be of more help :/
already made screenshot.
Movie is "Júlia ist"(2017)
Just make any Kubrick film please
This 'Show Don't Tell' formula has me wondering how Denis Villeneuve is going to tackle each characters thoughts in his Dune films. Sure, they attempted it in the Lynch film which clearly looked cheesy...
I'm cautiously optimistic for his film, he's one of the most intriguing filmmakers working right now and I absolutely loved Blade Runner, so I'm hoping his Dune films are great.
Attempted to register for free trial but they tried to take £7.99 off me straight away. Good job I had no money.
I'm not sure why that happened. I mean, they ask for payment information for when the free trial has expired, but they shouldn't be charging you until the 30 day trial is over.
Nice. I do something similar.
what you think about american beauty..is refererencing frames of that film as "talkies" criticizing or you just wanted iconic family dinner for illustration..because i think that american beauty is really good at showing and not telling :)
American Beauty is a fantastic film, with a lot of great visual storytelling, I just used it because it fit nicely with the look I was going for(with the characters opposite each other and looking at each other) I guess I should have figured some might think of it as an attack on American Beauty, but that wasn't my intention :)
But by showing, you ARE telling .
That configuration of moon and sun above the monolith is impossible.
this movie is fucking amazing on acid
I can't even imagine. I feel like that'd be terrifying xD
Hmm, I agree with some of this. Awesome video though! Here’s my video on 2001 ua-cam.com/video/BLlqgZyWz3U/v-deo.html
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3:15
3:51
This vid is as long as the light show scene...
Hahaha, yeahhhh. Still a great scene IMO though.
"Q-Brick"
I wish I could find the interview, but I could swear that I saw an interview with Kubrick's daughter and she said that people always pronounce it wrong as "Koo-brick" when it's more like "Cue-brick", either way, people mispronounce names all the time :P
This is what's lost on modern Hollywood filmmakers and it's why most of the issues with modern films revolve around writing. They rely on painfully on the nose expositional dialogue that's so unnatural.
They need to learn to show not tell... And they need to learn to keep their politics at the door because the other major issue is that modern Hollywood films are nothing but poorly made propaganda.
Thats what every artist do .. never explain the whole meaning....
interstellar will never be the man 2001 was.
The man?
Film Radar it's a metaphor
Mr. Clean its nolans love letter to kubrick
To be honest, I prefer this video analysis to the movie itself.
Damn dude, I mean, I disagree, but that's one hell of a compliment xD
Haha yeah, to be honest I appreciate several parts/themes of the movie, but as a whole, in my opinion, a lot of it was unnecessarily slow and the ending seems like a huge disconnect from the overall theme and feel of the movie. I really appreciated the analysis though from a positive perspective
Stop trying to sound like the nerdwriter. This is why A matter of film is better than all of these channels.
I'm not though? I get these sort of comments on a nearly daily basis, and they're just not accurate. Honestly, how would it possibly help me to try and rip him off? I'm not saying I don't see the similarities, but is the narration the only aspect of these videos that matter?
Film Radar It’s not your fault. I just watched the nerdwriter a lot and his voice started bugging me. It’s just my opinion that I prefer A matter of film. If it’s really your normal voice than you guys sound pretty similar.
I mean, it's hard to say what my "normal" voice would be? I don't know if that makes sense, but I definitely don't sound exactly like this in conversation, but at the same time I'm not doing an impression, if anything I think copying him in that sense would only hurt my channel.
This is one of the most overrated films
Film is not just a visual medium. You really missing a lot of ideas here and forcing your own myopea onto a piece of art.
This is not good and offers nothing new. Go get a real job.
Of course not, it's why I mention sound as well. But of course I'm missing a lot of ideas, people have discussed this film for 50 years now from every single angle imaginable, I couldn't possibly represent every single viewpoint in one UA-cam video.
Thanks for your opinion, but how about no?